After a trying stretch in his first full season as a major champ, Danny Willett reflected on the decline of his game in the wake of winning the 2016 Masters.Willett surprised many with his back-nine rally to overtake Jordan Spieth at Augusta National last spring, becoming the first European to don the green jacket since 1999. But the subsequent months have not been kind to the Englishman, who has undergone both a coach and caddie change in search of a spark.Willett entered this year at No. 11 in the world, but he's currently ranked No. 66. In a wide-ranging EuropeanTour.com post, Willett explains that his issues traced back even further to the fall of 2016, when he lacked motivation heading into the season-ending Race to Dubai after a disappointing Ryder Cup debut."I just didn't want to play golf," Willett wrote. "Think about that. It's utterly ridiculous. I had entered the HSBC Champions in China, Turkey, Nedbank and Dubai - four of the biggest tournaments of the year - and I didn't want to play. I just didn't feel good enough to compete."He ultimately opted to tee it up in those events, finishing second in the season-long Race to Dubai for the second straight year. Willett explained that he had hoped that a brief off-season would help get his game in gear in time for his Masters title defense, but he continued to struggle both with form and a lingering back injury.Things got worse after the Masters, as Willett's longtime friend and caddie, Jonathan Smart, abruptly quit during the RBC Heritage. Smart has since taken a part-time bag with Branden Grace, while Willett turned to another friend, Sam Haywood."My split with Jonny obviously wasn't how we would have wanted it to happen," Willett wrote. "We were good friends and it was just natural that me not playing well was going to put stress on things. He knew I was working my tail off and I knew he was doing the same, but a couple of bad breaks and some bad form and it's easy to let that tension seep into your professional relationship."Willett identified another "low point" as the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, where he finished last among the 76-man field. That result prompted him to split with his swing coach, Pete Cowen, and he began working with Sean Foley the next week at the PGA Championship."For two or three months now we've looked at everything in my game and worked endlessly on getting better," he wrote. "I don't see (Foley) every week, but we're always face-timing or messaging, talking Trackman numbers or just working on drills."Willett's wife, Nicole, is expected to give birth to the couple's second child in December. He remains optimistic that in the wake of a "difficult" 2017 season, he'll soon be able to rekindle the magic he flashed last spring around Amen Corner."When things are going badly, you start to widen your focus and take in a lot of negative thoughts or comments," Willett wrote. "However, when things are going well, you feel like you have a force-field around you. It's impossible to describe the feeling. I don't care what drugs people might take or things people might do to seek pleasure and joy, it honestly can't match stiffing a long iron or making a crucial putt on a Sunday in contention in a golf tournament."
At the Tinkering Studio in the Exploratorium, a museum of science, art, and human perception in San Francisco, we've been developing maker activities for almost two decades. During this time, we've observed how tinkering can support children's development of productive science learning identities.
7S36 - anyone else have trouble with regulating these
Watch: Bryson 'felt a little bad' about impossible par save
Tiger Woods went low on Sunday and had a great chance to win the Wanamaker. Here are the highlights from his second-place finish. Watch: Highlights from Tiger Woods' Rd. 4 at the 2018 PGA
Tiger Woods at the 2018 Masters: Watch live, tee time, score
Woods grouped with Schauffele, Finau at Farmers Source: The Golf Channel As Tiger Woods gets set to make his 2019 debut this week at the Farmers Insurance Open, he'll do so alongside two of the game's brightest young stars.
C.T. Pan on cusp of OWGR top 50 after RBC Heritage win
paynesvalleygolfclub.com/c-t-pan-on-cusp-of-owgr-top-50-after-rbc-heritage-win/
After rallying for his maiden PGA Tour victory at the RBC Heritage, C.T. Pan is suddenly on the cusp of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Pan erased a two-shot deficit thanks to a final-round 67 at Harbour Town, finishing one shot ahead of 2014 winner Matt Kuchar.
Lowry on cusp of OWGR top 40 with Abu Dhabi win | Glendale Golf
Best photographs of the day . Sea of Flowers and a military reenactment: Wednesday's top photos. The Guardian's picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
Top 100 Photos | Airliners.net
Bud Cauley had to reach deep into his bag of tricks on Friday to shoot a bogey-free 66 and seize a share of the lead at the halfway mark of the Texas Open. Finau share lead at Texas Open
The Day - Finau, Cauley share lead at Texas Open - News from
Wie inspired by Woods' win ahead of homecoming at Lotte Championship Source: The Golf Channel Michelle Wie says she was inspired Sunday watching Tiger Woods win the Masters.
Wie inspired by Woods' win ahead of homecoming at Lotte
U.S. Amateur champ Curtis Luck erased a seven-shot deficit to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur and deprive countryman Brett Coletta of a spot in the Masters.
U.S. Amateur champ Curtis Luck DQ'd for incorrect card at
How Bryson trains his brain. One of the key factors is the high beta number that measures fast brain waves. An ideal high beta number is anything under 1. In a test of 1,000 people, the
BMW Championship 2018: How Bryson DeChambeau is using his
Scott Halleran. Ranked No. 3 in the world, Matsuyama is following a scoring pattern similar to his performance in the U.S. Open that produced his best finish in a major thus far, a T-2 at Erin Hills.
Matsuyama, Reavie light up Erin Hills with sparkling 65s
Mbabane - Martin Rohwer continued with his fine form in the third round of the Royal Swazi Open, carding a seven-under-par 65 which earned him 18 points to take a six-point lead into the final round with 48 points.
Ranking Every Golfer at the 2019 PGA Championship
After hosting the U.S. Open in 1955, 1966, 1987, 1998 and 2012, Olympic Club in San Francisco, California, will now host a PGA Championship and Ryder Cup. It was announced on Wednesday that the
Future Ryder Cup venues through 2036: confirmed and speculative
Tiger Woods has officially committed to play the U.S. Open, the USGA announced Thursday. It's his first start in the year's second major since 2015. Woods has played the past two U.S. Opens at
Tiger commits to the US Open | TigerDroppings.com
Police investigating 'serious' vehicle accident involving Cauley
9:59 PM ET Associated Press CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. — Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen and three-time LPGA major winner Jan Stephenson were among five people inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in a Monday night ceremony that was as much about comebacks as success.
0 Comments